Some things in life get us disproportionately excited. The lottery jackpot that reaches $100 million; any new vehicle from Tesla; our team winning a corner kick. Because when one earns…
Is there anything more frustrating to a keen soccer player than sustaining soccer training injuries in a match? Actually, probably yes. And that is getting injured during training. Imagine the…
Creating and Exploiting a 3 v 2 Soccer Formation We have, rightly, advocated the use of rondos in many of these blogs. To remind everybody, a rondo is a drill…
One of the game’s attributes that made a winger great was that they could focus on their attacking responsibilities. Even the most recent of those players, Pires and (until the…
They are often considered the odd ones out. The players who train by themselves, require different skills; and different soccer fitness; you have to be mad to be a goalkeeper. …
What's the Value of Set Pieces and Soccer Formations? Statistics sometimes offer enlightenment. Consider the current positions of the teams in the English Premier League compared with the value of…
Soccer is about scoring goals. Soccer passing practice sessions by defensive coaches indicate that they are getting increasingly good at training their players to stop this. This has led to…
Is there anything more thrilling than watch a player beat his opponent with a moment of divine skill, or to see a striker bearing down on goal, ball under perfect…
Let’s be honest…it can be a tad annoying. There we are, our team playing out of their skins against stronger opposition. But we are holding on with our soccer defense. …
We watch Lionel Messi ghost into the box, ball at his feet, and drive his shot home. We see David De Gea dive full length to tip a long range…